Msgr. Farrell beat Mount St. Michael last night, but the game was really won a week ago. Felled by a sprained ankle, Farrell RB Jason Sullivan went to watch the Mount-Fordham Prep game and knew immediately that he would play when the parents of the Mount’s players began yelling at him.

“They were screaming, ‘How are those ankles?’ ” Sullivan said after second-seeded Farrell defeated the sixth-seeded the Mount, 17-10, last night at St. John’s to advance to next week’s CHSFL AAA championship game.

The Lions will meet No. 1 St. Anthony’s in a rematch of last year’s title game.

“I wanted to show them how my ankles were,” Sullivan said.

Mission accomplished.

Sullivan, despite still being sore, ran over the Mountaineers. He gained 184 yards on 33 carries and scored both Farrell touchdowns. To show just how valuable Sullivan is to the Lions, the rest of the team gained only four yards on nine carries.

A nightmare that Sarullo just experienced last week, when Sullivan rushed just one time in a 2-0 win over Christ the King. And for both of those games, Sarullo was largely without the services of RB/LB Giuseppe Aguanno and QB Mike Scotti. That caused Sarullo to take drastic measures.

“He said the only way I would come out of the game is if the ambulance had to come out to the 50-yard line and get me,” Sullivan said. “He said that if I couldn’t run, he’d shoot me like a horse. I get scared when someone threatens to shoot me.”

Sarullo, a congenial grandfather, wasn’t about to harm his star player, but his idle threats worked. Sullivan gained 113 yards in the first half and then scored the game-winner on a tough, 18-yarder with 7:04 to go in the game.

Zambrano had all five carries in the Terriers’ first drive that he capped with a three-yard touchdown. But after a successful first half, O’Connor elected to pass more often in the third quarter.

On Prep’s only other scoring drive, Zambrano did most of the work and scored an eight-yard touchdown with 49 seconds left in the game to put it out of reach. Most important, Zambrano held on to the ball despite heavy rain throughout, while Holy Trinity lost four fumbles.

Holy Trinity’s Benny Plaia was limited to 60 yards on 19 carries after entering the game with 1,327 yards on the season.